3rd - 5th Grade Favorites 2023
3rd to 5th Grade kids recommend these best children’s books in 2022 for other kids, educators, booksellers, librarians, and caregivers.
Animal BFFs
By: Sophie Corrigan
Illustrated by:
Sophie Corrigan
Sophie Corrigan
ISBN: 9780711260177
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y
By: Eugenia Cheng
Illustrated by:
Amber Ren
Amber Ren
ISBN: 9780759556867
Nonfiction, 7-12, Math
Because of You, John Lewis
By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by:
Keith Henry Brown
Keith Henry Brown
ISBN: 9781338759082
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Blast Off!
By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
Sally W. Comport
Sally W. Comport
ISBN: 9781684372416
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Breaking Through the Clouds
By: Sandra Nickel
Illustrated by:
Helena Perez Garcia
Helena Perez Garcia
ISBN: 9781419749568
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Bristlecone
By: Alexandra Siy
Illustrated by:
Marlo Garnsworthy
Marlo Garnsworthy
ISBN: 9781970039030
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Building an Orchestra of Hope
By: Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by:
Luisa Uribe
Luisa Uribe
ISBN: 9780802854674
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Built By Animals
By: Christiane Dorion
Illustrated by:
Yeji Yun
Yeji Yun
ISBN: 9780711265707
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Cat & Cat Adventures
By: Susie Yi
Illustrated by:
Susie Yi
Susie Yi
ISBN: 9780063083844
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Cat Kid Comic Club #3
By: Dav Pilkey
Illustrated by:
Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey
ISBN: 9781338801941
Fiction, 7-12, Series
Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems
By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by:
Priscilla Tey
Priscilla Tey
ISBN: 9781536201161
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Dressing Up the Stars
By: Jeanne W Harvey
Illustrated by:
Diana Toledano
Diana Toledano
ISBN: 9781534451056
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Eighteen Vats of Water
By: Ji li Jiang
Illustrated by:
Nadia Hsieh
Nadia Hsieh
ISBN: 9781954354067
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
The Gardener of Alcatraz
By: Emma Bland Smith
Illustrated by:
Jenn Ely
Jenn Ely
ISBN: 9781623541606
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Her Name Was Mary Katharine
By: Ella Schwartz
Illustrated by:
Dow Phumiruk
Dow Phumiruk
ISBN: 9780316298322
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Hispanic Star
By: Claudia Romo Edelman and William Alexander
ISBN: 9781250828132
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
I Hate Borsch!
By: Yevgenia Nayberg
Illustrated by:
Yevgenia Nayberg
Yevgenia Nayberg
ISBN: 9780802855800
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
It’s So Difficult
By: Raúl Nieto Guridi
Illustrated by:
Raúl Nieto Guridi
Raúl Nieto Guridi
ISBN: 9780802855848
Fiction, 7-12, Mental/Physical Health
A Land of Books
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrated by:
Duncan Tonatiuh
Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN: 9781419749421
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Let’s Play Ddakji
By: Im Seo-Ha
Illustrated by:
Jang Joon-Young
Jang Joon-Young
ISBN: 9781612545837
Fiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
A Life of Service
By: Christina Soontornvat
Illustrated by:
Dow Phumiruk
Dow Phumiruk
ISBN: 9781536222050
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Masato’s Garden
By: Jerry Ruff
Illustrated by:
Maya Onodera
Maya Onodera
ISBN: 9781605377117
Fiction, 7-12, Science
Monster and Me 1
By: Cort Lane
Illustrated by:
Ankitha Kini
Ankitha Kini
ISBN: 9781499812923
Fiction, 7-12, Series
The Mother of a Movement
By: Rob Sanders
Illustrated by:
Sam Kalda
Sam Kalda
ISBN: 9781433840203
Nonfiction, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
Out of This World
By: Sally M. Walker
Illustrated by:
Matthew Trueman
Matthew Trueman
ISBN: 9781536203561
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Pooper Snooper
By: Jennifer Keats Curtis and Julianne Ubigau
Illustrated by:
Phyllis Saroff
Phyllis Saroff
ISBN: 9781643518237
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
The Spoiled Boy With The Terribly Dry Throat (English-Ukranian Edition)
By: Idries Shah
Illustrated by:
Silvara Kossem
Silvara Kossem
ISBN: 9781953292681
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
The Sweetest Scoop
By: Lisa Robinson
Illustrated by:
Stacy Innerst
Stacy Innerst
ISBN: 9781419748035
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Want a Hug?
By: Christine Babinec
Illustrated by:
Vivan Mineker
Vivan Mineker
ISBN: 9781641703062
Fiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
When the Sky Glows
By: Nell C. Beckerman
Illustrated by:
David Litchfield
David Litchfield
ISBN: 9781534450394
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
The Yippee Stick
By: Roel Seidell
Illustrated by:
Roel Seidell
Roel Seidell
ISBN: 9781605377902
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
